夜鷹 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 米津玄師

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of Kenshi Yonezu with 'Yodaka'. This song is a perfect gateway to learning Japanese through its rich, evocative vocabulary and nuanced phrasing, offering a beautiful way to experience the lyrical depth and atmospheric storytelling unique to modern Japanese music.

[English]

Oh, whoa-oh

No, oh-whoa-oh

No, oh-whoa-oh

No, oh-whoa-oh

Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Swallowed by rage, we stood there motionless

A crescent moon at our backs, a desolate dwelling

The bonfire was so beautiful, I was mesmerized

Everyone will surely notice your darkness

We are the nighthawks

Storms drifting through the hollow sky

If you are the one to say it

If you simply wish for it, everything will come true

No, oh-whoa-oh

No, oh-whoa-oh

No, oh-whoa-oh

Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

To take pride in the few

Tattered rags we had, we could only stare wide-eyed

A worn-out song wells up from within

A sharp pain pierces deep behind my eyes

Mocked, laughed at, and despised to the core

Beasts that learned nothing but how to strike

Failing even to die, we met the break of dawn

Light streams in from deep within the cracks

Even if I rot away, even if I am torn apart

Still, unable to be stopped, spring will come

If you lose your way, if you fall to your knees

Then I will be the one to end it all

We are the nighthawks

Storms drifting through the hollow sky

If you are the one to say it

If you simply wish for it, everything will come true

...

[Japanese]

Oh, whoa-oh

No, oh-whoa-oh

No, oh-whoa-oh

No, oh-whoa-oh

Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

怒りに飲まれて僕らは佇んだ

背中に三日月 荒れ払った住処

あまりに綺麗で見惚れた篝火

誰もがお前の闇に気づくだろう

僕らは夜鷹

伽藍堂の空を棚引く嵐

お前が言うなら

ただ願うなら全ては叶うだろう

No, oh-whoa-oh

No, oh-whoa-oh

No, oh-whoa-oh

Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

なけなしのボロ切れを

誇るには見開くしかなかった

込み上げる擦れっ枯らしの歌

目玉の奥が痛み冴え渡る

嘲り笑われ蔑み尽くされ

突き刺すことだけ覚えた獣

くたばり損ねて迎えた朝ぼらけ

亀裂の奥から光が射し込む

腐れ散ろうとも 千切れようとも

それでも堪らず春は来る

お前が眩んだら 膝をつくなら

そのときは終わらせてやるよ

僕らは夜鷹

伽藍堂の空を棚引く嵐

お前が言うなら

ただ願うなら全ては叶うだろう